Niobrara Formation
215 distinct taxa, from 594 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name.
The Paleobiology Database files this name in 2 countries. That can be one body of rock crossing a border, or two rocks that happen to share a name. The database does not say which, so nothing below is added across them.
Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota · US
207 taxa · 583 fossils · 94–72 MyaFiled under the Colorado Group. Members recorded: Smoky Hill Chalk, Smoky Hill Shale, Fort Hays Limestone, Smoky Hill, Smokey Hill Chalk.
Macrostrat places this rock in the Colorado Group. Macrostrat’s own record
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94 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
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What has been found
- Inoceramus
- Pseudoperna
- Pteranodon
- Cretoxyrhina mantelli
- Baculites
- Tylosaurus kansasensis
- Inoceramus (Cordiceramus)
- Platyceramus platinus
- Volviceramus involutus
- Ichthyornis dispar
- Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus
- Magadiceramus subquadratus
- Squalicorax falcatus
- Baculites codyensis
- Pteranodon longiceps
- Stramentum haworthi
- Platecarpus tympaniticus
- Plesiosauria
- Clioscaphites choteauensis
- Inoceramus (Volviceramus)
- Mytiloides incertus
- Baculites asper
- Clioscaphites saxitonianus
- Cordiceramus cordiformis
- Cretalamna appendiculata
- Magadiceramus
- Polycotylus latipinnis
- Protexanites
- Tylosaurus
- Cimolichthys nepaholica
- Clioscaphites vermiformis
- Enchoteuthis melanae
- Inoceramus longealatus
- Mosasauridae
- Ostrea
- Platecarpus planifrons
- Platyceramus cycloides
- Pseudocorax laevis
- Ptychodus mortoni
- Teleostei
The 40 most often recorded, of 207.
Saskatchewan, Manitoba · CA
10 taxa · 11 fossils · 94–84 MyaFiled under the Colorado Group. Members recorded: Lower, Smoky Hill Chalk.
Macrostrat places this rock in the Colorado Group. Macrostrat’s own record
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2 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
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